[ddp] libtest-refcount-perl : Perl module to assert reference counts

[daily-debian-package at enix.org]

Hello,

Today, I'm happy to present you the Debian package
libtest-refcount-perl, which is part of the perl section, and
maintained by Debian Perl Group
<pkg-perl-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org>. 

This package contains : Perl module to assert reference counts.

Test::Refcount asserts that an object's reference count is as expected. Since
Perl's automatic memory management algorithm uses reference counting to keep
track of which 'things' (ie, scalars, objects, etc.) are in use, problems
like circular references (where a variable points to itself) can prevent Perl
from properly freeing them.

If the assertion fails; that is, if the actual reference count is different
to what was expected, a trace of references to the object is printed, using
the Devel::FindRef module. It is probably most useful as part of a
comprehensive module author test suite.


Package homepage     :
 http://packages.debian.org/unstable/perl/libtest-refcount-perl

Package bug homepage :
 http://bugs.debian.org/libtest-refcount-perl

Package QA homepage  :
 http://packages.qa.debian.org/libtest-refcount-perl

Have fun with Debian packages !

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